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U.S. Supreme Court likely to side with Ohio woman’s reverse discrimination claim
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled last week it is likely to rule in favor of an Ohio woman who claims she was discriminated against at work because she is straight. Marlean Ames brought a claim against the Ohio Department of Youth Services under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,
Ohio woman’s reverse discrimination case before the U.S. Supreme Court has wide-ranging DEI implications
CLEVELAND, Ohio — In many ways, Marlean Ames’ lawsuit was fairly routine. The longtime employee of the Ohio Department of Youth Services said she was wrongly passed over for a promotion, demoted without an explanation from her bosses and lost out on some $40,000 a year.
Supreme Court baffled by Ohio’s defense in reverse discrimination case brought by straight woman
Marlean Ames has alleged she was wrongly passed over for promotion in favor of a lesbian and then demoted in favor of a gay man.
A straight white woman from Ohio is the focal point of a discrimination lawsuit that could reshape the legal landscape
The Supreme Court may alter Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act after a white woman challenged her ability to file a discrimination lawsuit in comparison to minorities.
Ohio woman's reverse discrimination suit gets receptive hearing at U.S. Supreme Court
The latest case involves Marlean Ames, who says she was denied a promotion and then demoted from her position at the Ohio Department of Youth Services because she is heterosexual. She says her employer put less qualified gay people in the jobs instead. She sued under the main federal job-discrimination law, known as Title VII.
SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court appears likely to side with straight women in ‘reverse discrimination’ case
Chloe Miracle-Rutledge is a JURIST Supreme Court Correspondent and a 2L at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. On Wednesday morning, I walked up to an unusually quiet Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Reverse Sex Discrimination Case
On February 26, 2025, the United States Supreme Court entertained oral argument in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a case that centered on whether a plaintiff who is a member of a majority group must meet a higher burden—namely,
Safety violation at Ohio manufacturing facility leads to man’s death, DOJ says
A corporation that runs a manufacturing facility pleaded guilty Wednesday to an OSHA violation that resulted in the death of ...
US authorities to return $8.2M seized from crypto ‘wrong number’ scammers to victims
US authorities are asking a court to approve a civil forfeiture complaint for $8.2 million seized from three crypto addresses ...
Her claim of anti-straight bias could upend discrimination law
Marlean Ames of Ohio wants the Supreme Court to reject rulings that make it harder to prove discrimination if you are ...
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Ohio Man Indicted for Allegedly Smuggling Body Armor from China, Misleading Law Enforcement with Fake "Made in USA" Labels
An Ohio man was indicted for importing Chinese body armor, mislabeling it as U.S.-made, and selling it to law enforcement, ...
Ohio public schools have 2 weeks to end all DEI programming or federal funding gets cut
Monday afternoon, anti-Trump protesters gathered at the Ohio Statehouse. Anti-DOGE signs also filled the picket line.